Synonyms of recreate

recreate 1 of 2

verb (1)

1

as in to restore

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restore
• revive
• refresh
• renovate
• renew
• regenerate
• redevelop
• replenish
• revitalize
• repair
• freshen
• rejuvenate
• resuscitate
• revivify
• recharge
• refurbish
• reconstitute
• reclaim
• redesign
• refreshen
• remodel
• rehabilitate
• reengineer
• remake
• overhaul
• redo
• recondition
• refill
• modernize
• update
• rehab
• resupply
• make over

2

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement

an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• entertain
• relax
• toy
• frolic
• sport
• amuse
• disport
• please
• joke
• rest
• cavort
• hang
• rollick
• dabble
• delight
• romp
• divert
• skylark
• gambol
• tease
• trifle
• frisk
• dally
• hang about
• idle
• fiddle (around)
• loaf
• bum (around)
• screw around
• putter (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• dawdle
• slack (off)
• jest
• mess around
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• strive
• struggle
• slave
• labor
• plug (away)
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• plod
• drudge

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• work
• strive
• struggle
• slave
• labor
• plug (away)
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• plod
• drudge

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re-create

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or recreate

as in to reconstruct

to make (something) exist or appear to exist again

The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions.

The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reconstruct
• revisit
• repeat
• review
• reinvent
• gather
• reimagine
• solve
• re-enact
• reconceptualize
• redefine
• judge
• work
• reexamine
• rethink
• reconsider
• reanalyze
• reevaluate
• reassess
• resolve
• reduplicate
• reenvision
• reconceive
• reappraise
• decide
• reinvestigate
• rehear
• conclude
• reweigh
• answer
• infer
• figure out
• deduce
• unravel
• work out
• restudy
• readdress
• reexplore
• piece together
• guess
• revise
• speculate
• assume
• presume
• rectify
• straighten (out)
• divine
• reason
• puzzle (out)
• crack
• decipher
• amend
• iron out
• correct
• clear (up)
• break
• unscramble
• remedy
• dope (out)
• decode
• untangle
• untie
• riddle (out)
• reform
• unriddle
• conjecture
• emend